Originally created by @Gokalex on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023).
It only happens with some m4b files, not all, should i upload one that doesn't work?
In the app, when i play stream nothing happens, same with download, in the browser (from the same android phone) it streams correctly and downloads the zip.
Audiobookshelf Version:
Android App
Android Issue
Android version: 0.9.65-beta
Device model:
Nothing Phone 1
Originally created by @Gokalex on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023).
It only happens with some m4b files, not all, should i upload one that doesn't work?
In the app, when i play stream nothing happens, same with download, in the browser (from the same android phone) it streams correctly and downloads the zip.
Audiobookshelf Version:
- [x] Android App
#### Android Issue
Android version: 0.9.65-beta
Device model:
Nothing Phone 1
adam
added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:34:40 +02:00
I had a similar issue today where the book would not stream in the app, but streamed fine in browser. The book series was in m4b format with epub files. I found that removing the epub file fixed this issue for some reason. This same issue occurred for all six volumes of the series, and the same solution of removing the epub file fixed it.
@ahm427 commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2023):
I had a similar issue today where the book would not stream in the app, but streamed fine in browser. The book series was in m4b format with epub files. I found that removing the epub file fixed this issue for some reason. This same issue occurred for all six volumes of the series, and the same solution of removing the epub file fixed it.
Tried that, i removed the epub file, re-scanned, but still does not work, tried also removing the pdf file, nope.
@Gokalex commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2023):
Tried that, i removed the epub file, re-scanned, but still does not work, tried also removing the pdf file, nope.
It also happens with mp3, so nothing to do with m4b. When you change the epub ebook to supplementary it works again
@Mavarius1989 commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023):
It also happens with mp3, so nothing to do with m4b. When you change the epub ebook to supplementary it works again
Found the issue here and it will be fixed in the next server release. You could use the edge docker tag if you want the fix quicker
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023):
Found the issue here and it will be fixed in the next server release. You could use the `edge` docker tag if you want the fix quicker
Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
@MrInveigler commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2023):
Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2023):
> Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
Could be related to this issue?
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1872
Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
so might need to do some re-encoding? Thank you. I will give it a shot and will report back
@MrInveigler commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2023):
> > Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
>
> Could be related to this issue? [advplyr/audiobookshelf#1872](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1872)
so might need to do some re-encoding? Thank you. I will give it a shot and will report back
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Originally created by @Gokalex on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023).
It only happens with some m4b files, not all, should i upload one that doesn't work?
In the app, when i play stream nothing happens, same with download, in the browser (from the same android phone) it streams correctly and downloads the zip.
Audiobookshelf Version:
Android Issue
Android version: 0.9.65-beta
Device model:
Nothing Phone 1
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023):
Please share the full ffprobe you can get from the web client
@Gokalex commented on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023):
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@ahm427 commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2023):
I had a similar issue today where the book would not stream in the app, but streamed fine in browser. The book series was in m4b format with epub files. I found that removing the epub file fixed this issue for some reason. This same issue occurred for all six volumes of the series, and the same solution of removing the epub file fixed it.
@Gokalex commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2023):
Tried that, i removed the epub file, re-scanned, but still does not work, tried also removing the pdf file, nope.
@Mavarius1989 commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023):
Same problem. M4b file and one epub. Deleting epub fixed it instantly, even without rescan.
@Mavarius1989 commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023):
It also happens with mp3, so nothing to do with m4b. When you change the epub ebook to supplementary it works again
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023):
Found the issue here and it will be fixed in the next server release. You could use the
edgedocker tag if you want the fix quicker@wymangr commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2023):
@advplyr confirmed the
edgetag fixed the issue. Nice work!@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2023):
Fixed in v2.4.4
@Gokalex commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):
Can confirm, just updated the server to 2.4.4 and now it plays on my android phone!
Thanks!
@MrInveigler commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2023):
Hi, hate to throw a spanner at things, but wanted to report that I'm still seeing this issue. M4B, no epubs or PDFs in the folder. And the server is definitely on 2.4.4. Deleted cache and data from Android App, and still doesn't work. The annoying thing is that it's not ALL M4B files. But yes, consistently works on browser regardless.
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2023):
Could be related to this issue?
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1872
@MrInveigler commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2023):
so might need to do some re-encoding? Thank you. I will give it a shot and will report back